The HBO TV series "Sharp Objects" is based on a best-selling novel by what author?

The HBO television series Sharp Objects is based on a best-selling novel by Gillian Flynn. Flynn wrote the 2006 psychological thriller, her debut novel, before gaining wider fame with Dark Places and Gone Girl.

The story follows Camille Preaker, a journalist who returns to her Missouri hometown to report on the murders of two young girls. Her investigation draws her back into a troubled family history, including a difficult relationship with her mother and half-sister. The novel combines a murder mystery with a disturbing study of trauma, self-harm, and inherited patterns of violence.

HBO adapted the book as an eight-episode miniseries that premiered in 2018. Amy Adams played Camille, Patricia Clarkson portrayed her mother Adora, and Jean-Marc Vallée directed the episodes. Marti Noxon served as showrunner, while Flynn was involved as an executive producer. Sharp Objects is sometimes confused with Flynn’s later novel Gone Girl, but it was her first published novel.